From Fragments to Shards

From the 1500’s to now, the 2000’s, Christianity has been fragmented into thousands of pieces, as if someone has shattered a jar into tiny bits of what was once a useful vessel. Something is now happening to these pieces. The tiny fragments are being melted back together, but not into one piece of pottery. Instead, two shards are forming. Christianity is being forged into two pieces–divided into those who want to live under the Law, and those who want to live under the Spirit. This is my claim: Christianity is coalescing around two forces, the Law and the Spirit.

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Prostitutes, Circumcision, Glory

Ingredients for a good Christian blog–what are they? As I prepare blog topics and articles for the August 2nd launch of this Lambhearted Lion blog, I am finding an odd mix of themes. One on hand, I long to learn and share the ancient, glorious thoughts of Christian forefathers. On the other hand, I have a knack for speaking bluntly with little regard for well-established Christian traditions. I tend to write in a most non-academic fashion, so I’m told. And I choose topics and titles that would not normally be preached on Sunday. These are probably some of the reasons I am currently “outside the gate” of Christendom.

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